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  • Development and psychometric evaluation of the 12-item Polish version of the Pain Vigilance and Awareness Questionnaire

    Development and psychometric evaluation of the 12-item Polish version of the Pain Vigilance and Awareness Questionnaire

    The aim of Study 2 was to verify the structure of the Polish Pain Awareness and Vigilance Questionnaire identified in Study 1, this time using a clinical sample of patients with chronic pain recruited from a hospital.

    Results

    Preliminary…

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  • Play, watch, share: the dissemination of the cultural presence of games on video-based social media

    Play, watch, share: the dissemination of the cultural presence of games on video-based social media

    This study employs a progressive approach from micro- to macrolevel research logic to examine how players’ cognition evolves from games to cultural presence. First, from the player’s perspective—the human‒computer interaction mechanism…

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  • Supplementing CEFR-graded vocabulary lists for language learners by leveraging information on dictionary views, corpus frequency, part-of-speech, and polysemy

    Supplementing CEFR-graded vocabulary lists for language learners by leveraging information on dictionary views, corpus frequency, part-of-speech, and polysemy

    Model performance evaluation

    Each of the models listed in Section 2.2.1. was tasked with predicting the CEFR levels using the training sets, which is a classification task. This was always done twice: once for a broader three-level distinction…

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  • How the four-day working week could affect health

    How the four-day working week could affect health

  • Gomes, P. Friday is the New Saturday: How a Four-day Working Week will Save the Economy (Flint, 2021).

  • Fan, W., Schor, J. B., Kelly, O. & Gu, G. Nat. Hum. Behav. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-025-02259-6 (2025).

  • Schiller, H. et al. Scand. J. Work…

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  • Entrepreneurial identity in comparative historical context: the evolution of French and Chinese family businesses

    The social categorization: prevailing in different markets

    As a product associated with luxury, Moët et Chandon’s champagne emphasized innovation, quality, and artisanal expertise. The family’s entrepreneurial identity was aligned with…

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  • Self-directed music play to improve executive function in young children using NIRS

    Self-directed music play to improve executive function in young children using NIRS

    Participants

    Children were recruited from a nursery school in Japan. Of the five classes of 3-year-old children, two classes were assigned to the music play group, and three to the control group. This study included 27 children in the music play…

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  • Energy transition and environmental sustainability: the interplay with natural resource rents and trade openness

    Energy transition and environmental sustainability: the interplay with natural resource rents and trade openness

  • Adams D, Adams K, Ullah S et al. (2019) Globalisation, governance, accountability and the natural resource ‘curse’: Implications for socio-economic growth of oil-rich developing countries. Resour Policy 61:128–140.

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  • An experimental online study on the impact of negative social media comments on anxiety and mood

    An experimental online study on the impact of negative social media comments on anxiety and mood

  • Petrosyan, A. Number of internet and social media users worldwide as of July 2024 [Chart]. Statista. https://www.statista.com/statistics/617136/digital-population-worldwide/#statisticContainer (2024).

  • Tran, R. Technology and the Arab spring:…

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  • Using elderly privilege program and positive attitudes toward aging among Chinese older adults: the mediating role of support from adult children

    Using elderly privilege program and positive attitudes toward aging among Chinese older adults: the mediating role of support from adult children

    Theoretical framework

    Social support theory posits that social networks can provide individuals with emotional, material, and informational support when facing pressure and challenges in life, enhancing mental well-being through both direct and…

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